Glassware handling mechanism



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tl l llll r w T Patented Jan. 5, 1943 UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFI E/q 2,307,517 GLAsswAnE HANDLING MECHANISM George B. Langer and John R. Bridges, Anderson,

Ind., assignors' to Lynch (Lorporation, Anderson, Ind.-, a corporation of Indiana Application September 1939, Serial 3 Claims. an. 198 -210) The. present invention relates to glassware handling mechanismfor glassware forming" ma-f chines and aims to pIQVide a n and mechanism for such use.

According to one embodiment of the invention a new and efficient mechanism is provided] for steadying the ware as it is removed from the mold and transferred to a conveyor or otherisuitable removablepoint of deposit.

When the invention 'is employed as a ware mechanism shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3' isfa detail vertical sectional view taken 'ontheline 3 3 OfFi'Ql,

Fig.4 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken ontheline4-4ofFig.i;

steadier itis adaptable'for use generally with" manytypes of takeout mechanism, but is of especial use in conjunction with the so-called r0 tary takeouts, as for example, of the type 'dis closed in the U. S. Patent to Bridges No. 2,015,662,

granted October 1; 1935.

Rotary takeouts for glassware forming machines usually comprise a rotary shaft having a crossarm carrying one or more gripping heads. The.

gripping heads carry gripping jaws adapted to,

grip the wareby th neck finish and lift it from the bottom plate of the opened mold. .Rotation is then imparted to the shaft to rotate the ware halves 3, pivotally mountedon a hinge pin l and adapted to be moved to closed and opened'posi from the mold position to a laterally remotepo'si tion, as for example, over a conveyor when the.

article is deposited. When such a takeout mechanism is used in conjunction with'a rotary form ing machine, the takeout shaft is usually'geared n to the forming machine so as to be rotated in syn chronism therewith, and as disclosed in said Bridges Patent No. 2,015,662.

In modern high speed forming machines the speed of rotation of the takeout deviceacts upon I ping devicesadapt'ed to grip and lift "the finished:

I In thedrawings Fig. 1 is a'sectional view, partly in elevation, of

'a portion of a glassware forming machiriewithr takeout and ware steadier mocha our improved nism;

' Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a preferred manner of timing the various parts of the mechanism;

Referring more particularly to the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig's." 1,'2; and5 of the drawin s, our improved takeout and ware stea dier mechanism is shown as applied to awell known 1 type of bottle forming-machine comprising abase" I, rotatably supporting'a blowm'old carrier '2 upon which is mou'nted'a series or blow mold as wiu' e readily understood." The takeout mechanism advantageously comprises a rotatable member carrying f article 'g'rip articles from the'mold bottom plate 6 and upon the bottles suspended from the neck ends to swing them outwardly,.tending to dislodge them from the takeout jaws. This conditionl' ex'ists withj' 7 most of the intermittently rotating and contiinu I ouslyjrotating machines now in use.

It has been proposed to provide a circular guard rail for limiting the outward swingingmovementf of the ware, during the takeout, but this has not proven satisfactory as therail tends to mark the ware.

One embodiment of our invention aims to overcom the above stated objection 'by providing a'n'i improved takeout mechanism having a "ware steadier associated therewith, and travelling with the ware for embracing the 'ware nearthe bottom end and acting to restrain bodilyswinging movement of the ware due to centrifugal force.

Other objects and advantages of the: invention willbe apparent to those skilled in the art inview of the following more detailed description. of one embodiment'of the invent on selected. i f.

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rotation to remove'the ware therefrom and then deposit it at a remote point} as for example upon 'aconveyor 8 V a More specifically, the takeout may comprise a spindle l0 rotatablyj mounted in anti-friction bearings ll confined within a cap-member I2 forming a part of ahou'sing l3. A bevel gear M is keyed to the lower end of the spindle 1'0 and in turn meshes with gear '15 on shaft l S'rotatably mounted within thehousiiig l3; gear 11 on the oppositeend of theshaftlfi'meshes with gear 18 on a spindle l9 journalledimbearing's'fll in a depending housing 2 I secured to a base I,- said spindle l9 being drivenby meansof a spiralgear I 22 on its lower end inmesh with a ring gear 23" on the moldcarrier.

Thus rotationof the spindle I0 is in synchronism with the rotationof' the moldcarrie'rn The gearing above described 'should be such that the spindle J0 receivs'orie' halfof arevolution' for each indexing of the' moldcarrier; assuming thati a two-armed takeout device is us dthe ware steadier operation of the A housing 30 is mounted upon the spindle H! for rotation therewith, being fixed thereto as by a transverse pin 3|. The upper end of the housing 30 is preferably fastened to the lower end of shaft 33, as by clamping means 32, the upper end of the shaft 33 being journalled in bearing 34 on a fixed part 35. Thus the spindle H1, housing 30 and shaft 33 constiute, in eifect, a unitary rotating part of the takeout.

A cross arm 36 is adjustably carried by the rtary part, being adjustably keyed to the shaft 33 and clamped in adjusted position thereon by clamping nut 31. The opposite ends of the cross arm 36 carry ware-gripping devices comprising a cylinder member 38 which may be formed as a part of the cross arm 36 (see Figs. 1 and in which is a sleeve 39 housing a piston 40 having a depending piston rod 4|. The lower end of the cylinders 38 carry depending brackets 42 having elongated slots 43 therein in which is slidably mounted a cross pin 44 extending through an elongated slot of the piston rod. 4|. Within the hollow piston rod is a spring pressed plunger 46 bearing against the cross pin 44 to hold it in the lower end of the elongated slot 43 of the bracket. A pair of gripping members 41 is pivoted intermediate their ends to the cross pin 44 and at their outer ends rather loosely connected as at 49 to lateral extensions 4|a of the piston rod. When the piston 40 is in its lowered position in its cylinder, the spring pressed plunger 46 holds the cross pin 44 and the fulcrum portions of the gripping members 41 in the lower end of the slot 43, thus holding the gripping members in elevated position as shown at the right of Fig. 1, so that the gripping devices may be moved into position over the ware. When it is desired to grip the ware, air is admitted to the lower end of the cylinder 38 to lift the piston 40 therein to effect a downward swinging movement of the gripping members 41 so as to grip the blown ware in the machine preparatory to the removal of it therefrom. Preferably, the arrangement is such that the gripping members grip the ware immediately under the crown or bead of the finish of the bottle.

The port of one cylinder member 38 leading to the upper end of that cylinder is connected by pipe line 50 to a port of the other cylinder leading to the bottom of that cylinder. Similarly, a port of the first cylinder leading to the bottom thereof is connected by a pipe line to a port of theopposite cylinder leading to the upper end thereof so that the two cylinders are interconnected and operate simultaneously in opposite directions. These air lines 50 and 5| respectively, are supplied with air from branch lines 50 and 5| respectively, in the upper end of the takeout shaft 33. These cored airpassages are alternately placed on pressure and exhaust by means of a rotary valve 55 intermittently operated by a ratchet mechanism 56 controlled by a piston 51 working in a cylinder 58. The movements of the 7 piston 51 in the cylinder 58 may be controlled by air lines 59 and 60 connected to a main operating valve 6| normally shifted in its opposite directions by air supplied from a suitable source as, for example, the machine timer.

The machine timer may be of any suitable construction but advantageously comprises a power driven timing drum 62 carrying a plurality of cams 63 adapted periodically to open and close valves 64 to supply air alternately to lines 65, 66 leading to opposite ends of the main operating valve BI.

The ware steadier mechanism. comprises a ware steadier housing forming a part of the takeout shaft, the casing 30 of which is pinned'as at 3| to the spindle M, as above described, so that the unit is in true parallelism with the takeout cross arm 36. Within the casing there are provided oppositely disposed cylinders 1| having pistons 12 working therein. The upper portion of the casing may be bifurcated providing. spaced arms 13 between which is pivotally mounted, as at 14, a rockable lever 15 having extensions 16 overlying the pistons 12. The upper ends of the arms 13 are formed with lateral extensions 13 and a slideway 11 in which is slidable a slide or carriage 18 under gibs 19.

The ware steadying means preferably comprises a horizontal movable forked means having oppositely disposed arms or jaws arranged to embrace the ware as the gripping jaws 41 are operated to grip and raise the ware and to be retracted from the opposite piece of ware as its gripping jaws are opened to release the ware.

The slide or carriage 18 carries a pin 80 engaging in a slotted upper end 8| of th lever 15 whereby the carriage may be moved horizontally in the slideway-11 as the lever 15 is rocked by the pistons 12. The pin 80 is machined to provide flat sides in the center where it engages the forked end 8| of lever 15, the ends of the pin being round and rotatable in the carriage.

According to one embodiment of the invention,

the carriage 18 may also include a supporting plate 82 spaced above the gibs 19 and carrying pins 83 rockably supporting the ware steadying jaw operating levers 84. These jaw operating levers 84 are advantageously in the form of hell crank levers mounted in pairs upon each of the hinge pins 83 and arranged in opposed relation to each other. The outer faces of the levers 84 may be formed to receive ware steadying jaw 7 members 85, the arrangement providing for oppositely disposed pairs of jaws as shown in Fig. '4.

The inwardly extending arms of the levers 84 are arranged in opposed relation to each other and their end portions are formed as cups 86 to receive expansion springs 81 normally tending to separate the inwardly extending arms of the levers 84 and maintain both pairs of jaws in open position.

The lateral extensions 13 of the ware steady: ing casing are connected to the takeout shaft by means of a clamping yoke 88, the central portion of which is clamped as at 32 to the spindle 33, the

ends being suitably fastened as at 9|] to the extensions 13*. This yoke 88 carries cam faced stop 9| for engaging in inner ends of the levers 84 as the carriage 18 is shifted toward the ware to effect closing movement of the jaw members. The cam stops 9| are adjustable in slots 92 of the yoke 88 so as to adjustably regulate the extent of closing of the jaws around the ware.

This is preferably adjusted so that the jaw members closely embrace but do not actually contact the ware, so as to avoid dislodging the ware from the gripper, while not marking the ware by contact between the jaws and the hot ware. The jaws advantageously may be covered with asbestos or like material.

As will be noted in the timing diagram (Fig. 5) the cylinders 1| receive air simultaneously with the actuation of the ware gripper piston 48 so that the piston 12 is raised and the slide 18 moved horizontally toward the ware in the opened mold simultaneously with the actuation of the grippers 41 to grip and lift the ware from the mold bottom plate 6. The takeout shaft then rotates through its predetermined are (180 degrees as illustrated) to a point when the suspended ware is over the point of deposit, as for example a conveyor. The opposite gripper, at this time, is in cooperative position with a succeeding mold ready to grip the next piece of ware.

In operating the ware steadier mechanism for the next succeeding actuation, the opposite piston 12 is actuated to shift the slide toward the open mold. As the slides move the inner ends of the arms of levers 84 away from adjustable stop 9|, the springs 86 become effective to open the ware steadier jaws away from the ware deposited on the conveyor. The slide continues its travel toward the open mold with the inner ends of arms of levers 84 striking the opposite stop 9|, closing the arms around the next piece of ware as it is being picked up by the ware gripping tongs 41.

Adjustable check valves 93 may be provided in the air line leading to the cylinder H to regulate the flow of air thereto and hence variably control the speed of movement of the carriage 18.

It will be apparent that the invention is not limited to the details of construction and arrangement above described and as shown in the drawings, which are intended merely as an illustration of a preferred embodiment of the invention.

I claim:

1. Takeout mechanism for glassware forming machines comprising a rotatable shaft, a pair of oppositely disposed ware-gripping units mounted on said shaft, a ware-steadying unit connected with said shaft, means for rotating said waresteadying unit and shaft to move said ware-gripping units successively to a position to pick up the ware and then deposit it at a point remote therefrom, said ware-steadying unit comprising a movable support, means for moving said support horizontally, oppositely disposed pairs of waresteadying jaws pivotally mounted on said support,

and means acting normally to hold said pairs of jaws in opened position.

2. Takeout mechanism for glassware forming .machines comprising a rotatable shaft, a pair of oppositely disposed ware-gripping units mounted on said shaft, a ware-steadyingunit connected with said shaft, means for rotating said ware steadying unit and shaft to move'said ware-gripping units successively to a position to pick up the ware and then deposit it ata point remote therefrom, said ware-steadying unit comprising a movable support, oppositely disposed pairs of ware-steadying jaws pivotally mounted upon said support, means acting normally to hold said jaws in open position, means for moving said support to shift said ware-steadying jaws laterally to position one pair of jaws axially of a ware-gripping unit to embrace the ware held thereby and simultaneously to retract the opposed pair of jaws from the ware deposited by the other gripping unit, and means engaging the jaws as they are moved toward axial alignment with the waregripping unit for swinging said jaws to embrace the ware.

3. Takeout mechanism for glassware forming machines comprising a rotatable shaft, a pair of oppositely disposed ware gripping units mounted on said shaft, a ware-steadying unit connected with said shaft, means for rotating said waresteadying unit and shaft to move said ware-gripping units successively to a position to pick up the ware and then deposit it at a point remote therefrom, said ware-steadying unit comprising a movable support, pneumatically operated means for moving said support horizontally, oppositely disposed pairs of ware-steadying jaws pivotally mounted on said support, and means acting normally to hold said pairs of jaws in opened position.

GEORGE B. LANGER. JOHN R. BRIDGES. 

